Java Bitwise AND Operator

Java Bitwise AND

Java Bitwise AND Operator is used to perform AND operation between the respective bits of given operands.

Syntax

The syntax for Bitwise AND operation between x and y operands is

x & y

The operands can be of type int or char. Bitwise AND operator returns a value of type same as that of the given operands.

The following table illustrates the output of AND operation between two bits.

bit1	bit2	bit1 & bit2
0	0	0
0	1	0
1	0	0
1	1	1

Examples

In the following example, we take integer values in x and y, and find the bitwise AND operation between x and y.

Main.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int x = 5;
        int y = 9;
        //Bitwise AND
        int result = x & y;
        System.out.println("Result : " + result);
    }
}

Output

Result : 1

In the following example, we take char values in x and y, and find the bitwise AND operation between x and y.

Main.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        char x = 'A';
        char y = 'B';
        //Bitwise AND
        int result = x & y;
        System.out.println("Result : " + result);
    }
}

Output

Result : 64

Conclusion

In this Java Tutorial, we learned what Bitwise AND Operator is, its syntax, and how to use this operator in Java programs, with the help of examples.